James Maridadi is a Zimbabwean politician who served under the MDC-T party. He was elected into parliament in July 2013 to represent Mabvuku Tafara Constituency. He is a former radio disc jockey and was regarded as one of the best in his day. He is also noted as the MP who brought the motion to parliament to have President Robert Mugabe impeached. In July 2019, he was appointed Zimbabwe's ambassador to Senegal.

Education

James Maridadi attended Mabvuku Secondary School for his O level Education then attended Churchill Boys High for his A level studies.[1] He has a PhD in Public Management candidate with Leeds Metropolitan University.[1]

Certificate - Executive Development (2008) - University of Zimbabwe.[1]

General career

James Maridadi is famously known for his stint on as a radio presenter/producer from 1992 to 2000 on Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation's then Radio 3, now Power FM where he was known as 'J-Touch'.[1][2][3] He also presented Coke on the Beat with Patricia Mabviko. From 2000 to 2004 he was Senior Manager for Corporate Communication & Investor Relations at Trust Bank.[1]

He was elected, in July 2013 for Mabvuku Tafara, in Harare. He was not re-elected in 2018, after Nelson Chamisa endorsed a different MDC candidate for his constituency.

He was noted for his boisterous style in parliament. Noting ‘Zim 13 million People, 75 Ministers : S.Africa 52 Million People 28 Ministers’ MP James Maridadi.
[4] New Zimbabwe Vision, 19 July 2015; Retrieved, 13 July 2019.

He famously brought the motion in parliament to have President Robert Mugabe impeached, on 18 November 2017. The impeachment did not happen as the president resigned that day.
[6] ZW News, 9 April 2019; Retrieved, 13 July 2019.

Most recently, he has been selected as an ambassador designate by Emmerson Mnangagwa. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag;
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He will be posted to Senegal. The former ambasador there was Trudy Stevenson, also an ex-MDC MP. [7]